Before the season started I spent the entire month of September previewing every single team in the league with predictions and projections. It was a daunting task, one that was often rewarded with plenty of scorn from passionate fans, but it’s still been one of my favourite things I’ve done here at The Athletic.

Most predictions come and go in October, never to be heard about again, but that’s not what we're going to do here. It’s important to look back and evaluate to see what went right, what went wrong and why that was the case, as well as compare and contrast to what others were saying at the time. Doing so provides teachable moments on how to improve predictions for the future as well as show the utility in projecting this crazy sport.

We’ve reached the halfway point for every team except Boston and San Jose so it’s as good as time as any to reflect on those very predictions to see what’s happened so far, what’s changed since and a look...

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